Every year over half a million businesses are created in the United States. Approximately one third of these start-ups are retail businesses. A large portion of these businesses will focus on the “Secondary Market”. This marketplace offers great advantages and high rewards but you need to be well prepared. Finding the right supplier to source […]

Every year over half a million businesses are created in the United States. Approximately one third of these start-ups are retail businesses. A large portion of these businesses will focus on the “Secondary Market”. This marketplace offers great advantages and high rewards but you need to be well prepared. Finding the right supplier to source […]

One of the key strengths to a successful business in this industry is to be creative with the merchandise.

With customer returned merchandise you will see all kinds of goods come through your warehouse, everything from Electronics, Housewares, Hardware, Toys, Furniture, Clothing, Patriotic items and more. Working with customer returns is more than knowing […]

Jacobs Trading Company is located in Hopkins Minnesota, for over 40 years they have successfully solved excess inventory and customer returns challenges for American manufacturers and retailers. As a marketplace of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT), JTC leverages a network of sales channels that serve 7 of the top 10 retailers in the world.

Flea Markets and the wholesale industry go together like peanut butter and jelly. There is an enormous vendor population that derives their goods directly from wholesale suppliers. This relationship has continued to grow more and more over the last decade. Many consumers have taken to Flea […]

For many shoppers Black Friday represents the absolute best opportunity to grab the season’s hottest deals. The chaos and melee that ensues upon the doorstep of big box retailers each and every year is just par for the course, some might say they look forward to the battle within the isles. Black Friday is something […]

Big Lots has reported that it’s CEO and president of the Ohio closeout retailer 61-year-old Steven Fishman would soon step down as chairman. This announcement seems directly linked to news about an ongoing investigation into alleged insider trading by Fishman. Back in March Fishman unexpectedly and outside of his normal trading schedule dumped $10 Million […]